The Necropolis Railway

Andrew Martin

earliest edition we have, 2002 Faber and Faber, 2002 231 pages

Jim Stringer mystery series

A brilliant murder mystery set in Edwardian London about a railway line that runs only to a massive cemetery. Daily MirrorWhen railwayman Jim Stringer moves to the garish and tawdry London of 1903, he finds his duties are confined to a mysterious graveyard line. The men he works alongside have formed an instant loathing for him and his predecessor has disappeared under suspicious circumstances. Can Jim work out what...

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The Necropolis Railway edition · 2009 · Faber and Faber Ltd · 9780571252220
The Necropolis Railway edition · 2006 · Harcourt · 246 pages · 9780156030687
The Necropolis Railway edition · 2002 · Faber and Faber · 231 pages

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